After tying the game with two runs in the eighth inning, the Royals got a tally in the bottom of the 10th to down the Red Sox, 6-5. A double by Clint Hurdle with two out in the 10th was followed by a single by U.L. Washington. The Royals' two runs in the eighth came home when Sox reliever Bill Campbell twice walked batters with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Saturday, July      22, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      3  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   5  9  0
Royals       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  -   6 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     1   1   .308
  Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      McRae dh              4   1   1   0     1   1   .268
  Brohamer 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      LaCock 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Lynn cf               5   1   1   2     0   1   .318        Terrell pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .190
Rice dh               5   1   1   1     0   2   .326        Wathan 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     1   0   .302      Otis cf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .278
Fisk c                5   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Porter c              4   0   1   1     1   0   .282
Scott 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .269      Hurdle rf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .266
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Poquette lf           3   1   1   4     2   0   .227
Evans rf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .275      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Washington ss       1   0   1   1     0   0   .278
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5   9   5     2   5             Totals               38   6  11   6     6   3

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 37,538
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Royals 9
DP: Red Sox 2, Royals 0
Errors: Brett
Doubles: Remy (15), Evans (15), Fisk (28), Brett 2 (32), Hurdle (17)
Home Runs: Lynn (17), Evans (19), Rice (24), Poquette (3)
Stolen Bases: Brett (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy 2 (3)
GIDP: Poquette (6), Wathan (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   7.1   7   5   5   2   3   1  30   3.26
Stanley                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.92
Campbell                0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   4.85
Drago L(2-3)            2     3   1   1   2   0   0  10   3.57
Totals                  9.2  11   6   6   6   3   1  44

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird                    1.1   5   4   3   0   1   2   9   5.70
Gura                    7     4   1   1   2   2   1  27   2.82
Hrabosky W(4-3)         1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.64
Totals                 10     9   5   4   2   5   3  41

Wild Pitches: Bird (8)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Remy doubled to right; Lynn homered [Remy scored];
Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to left;
Bird threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk popped to
second; Scott singled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett struck out; McRae flied out to left; LaCock
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Brett dropped a foul fly hit by Evans for an error;
Evans homered (unearned); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to
first); GURA REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Remy grounded out (first
unassisted); Lynn flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to right; Porter flied out to center;
Hurdle walked [Otis to second]; Poquette homered [Otis scored,
Hurdle scored]; Patek popped to second; White popped to first in
foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk
lined to center; Scott walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett doubled to left; McRae lined to center [Brett
to third]; LaCock popped to second; Otis flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans doubled to right; Duffy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Evans to third]; Remy popped to
shortstop; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter singled to right; Hurdle flied out to center;
Poquette grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Royals 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski popped
to second; Fisk doubled to left; Scott grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); On a bunt White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett walked; Brett stole
second; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Royals 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson flied out to right; Evans grounded out
(pitcher to first); Duffy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock singled to center; Otis flied out to right;
Porter flied out to right; Hurdle popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy popped to second; Lynn flied out to center;
Rice homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Poquette flied out to center; Patek flied out to
right; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Scott lined to
right; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae singled
to center; LaCock singled to right [McRae to second]; STANLEY
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); TERRELL RAN FOR LACOCK; Otis singled
to right [McRae to third, Terrell to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Porter walked [McRae scored, Terrell to
third, Otis to second]; Bob Stanley ejected by HP umpire Russ
Goetz after being removed from game; Hurdle popped to
catcher in foul territory; Poquette walked [Terrell scored, Otis
to third, Porter to second]; DRAGO REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING);
BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; Braun popped to third in foul territory;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 5.

RED SOX 9TH: WATHAN REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING 1B); WASHINGTON
REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Evans singled to left; Duffy out on
a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Evans to second]; HRABOSKY
REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); BAILEY BATTED FOR REMY; Bailey popped
to catcher in foul territory; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: BROHAMER REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 2B); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett doubled to left; McRae
was walked intentionally; Wathan grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 5.

RED SOX 10TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); Fisk popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: Otis lined to center; Porter grounded out (second
to first); Hurdle doubled to right; Poquette was walked
intentionally; Washington singled to left [Hurdle scored,
Poquette to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Royals 6.